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VEM DÄR? En studie om hur narrativ om förhistorisk identitet transformeras från arkeologiska publikationer till arkeologiska museiutställningar

Lundberg, Sofia LU (2026) ABMM74 20261
Division of ALM, Digital Cultures and Publishing Studies
Abstract
The thesis examines the transformation process from archaeological publication to
archaeological exhibition, with a focus on how the narrative on prehistoric identity
changes. The purpose of the thesis is to shed light on how museums fulfil their
mission of making research accessible to the public and has two research questions:
What changes occur in the narrative when text material produced from an
archaeological investigation is transformed into an archaeological exhibition? And
do new expressions for portraying identity emerge in the exhibitions that are not
present in the archaeological publications? The study uses relational identity theory
as a way of approaching prehistoric identity, and translation theory to understand
the... (More)
The thesis examines the transformation process from archaeological publication to
archaeological exhibition, with a focus on how the narrative on prehistoric identity
changes. The purpose of the thesis is to shed light on how museums fulfil their
mission of making research accessible to the public and has two research questions:
What changes occur in the narrative when text material produced from an
archaeological investigation is transformed into an archaeological exhibition? And
do new expressions for portraying identity emerge in the exhibitions that are not
present in the archaeological publications? The study uses relational identity theory
as a way of approaching prehistoric identity, and translation theory to understand
the transformation process from publication to exhibition. The method is a narrative
analysis method. The material consists of twelve individuals from nine prehistoric
graves, together with one or two archaeological publications written about each
grave. Several changes in the narratives are identified. The construction of the
stories changed after the transformation process. The individuals were generally
portrayed as passive both before and after the transformation, except for two cases
which had physical reconstructions in the exhibition. The emotional and value-
charged aspects of the narratives also increased in the exhibitions and some
underlying assumptions were transferred into the exhibitions. Both text and
exhibitions produced many different relationships but in the exhibitions the
relationships were often presented as weaker or more general. The analysis also
shows that new forms of expression appeared in the exhibitions that were not found
in the archaeological publications. In conclusion, the study shows that narratives of
prehistoric identity change in the transformation from archaeological publication to
exhibition. (Less)
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author
Lundberg, Sofia LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
WHO’S THERE? A study of the transformation of narratives of prehistoric identity from archaeological publications to archaeological museum exhibition
course
ABMM74 20261
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Arkeologi, museum, arkeologiska utställningar, identitet, förhistoria, narrativ, relationell identitet, översättningsteori
language
Swedish
id
9229138
date added to LUP
2026-06-16 09:32:53
date last changed
2026-06-16 09:32:53
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  abstract     = {{The thesis examines the transformation process from archaeological publication to
archaeological exhibition, with a focus on how the narrative on prehistoric identity
changes. The purpose of the thesis is to shed light on how museums fulfil their
mission of making research accessible to the public and has two research questions:
What changes occur in the narrative when text material produced from an
archaeological investigation is transformed into an archaeological exhibition? And
do new expressions for portraying identity emerge in the exhibitions that are not
present in the archaeological publications? The study uses relational identity theory
as a way of approaching prehistoric identity, and translation theory to understand
the transformation process from publication to exhibition. The method is a narrative
analysis method. The material consists of twelve individuals from nine prehistoric
graves, together with one or two archaeological publications written about each
grave. Several changes in the narratives are identified. The construction of the
stories changed after the transformation process. The individuals were generally
portrayed as passive both before and after the transformation, except for two cases
which had physical reconstructions in the exhibition. The emotional and value-
charged aspects of the narratives also increased in the exhibitions and some
underlying assumptions were transferred into the exhibitions. Both text and
exhibitions produced many different relationships but in the exhibitions the
relationships were often presented as weaker or more general. The analysis also
shows that new forms of expression appeared in the exhibitions that were not found
in the archaeological publications. In conclusion, the study shows that narratives of
prehistoric identity change in the transformation from archaeological publication to
exhibition.}},
  author       = {{Lundberg, Sofia}},
  language     = {{swe}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{VEM DÄR? En studie om hur narrativ om förhistorisk identitet transformeras från arkeologiska publikationer till arkeologiska museiutställningar}},
  year         = {{2026}},
}